Project 10073 Record Card — Van Wert, Ohio, 18 April 1958

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Van Wert, Ohio, on April 18, 1958. The witness reported observing a bright, silvery, circular or spherical object that remained stationary for seven minutes before being obscured by clouds. The object was estimated to be the size of a dime held at arm's length and was positioned at a 45-degree angle in the North-Northwest sky. The witness also noted that the object appeared to have lines as markings. The official investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and communicated by Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Office of Information Services, concluded that the object was likely the star Capella, which was in the approximate location at the time of the sighting. The report also suggests the possibility that the object could have been a light on a weather balloon, noting that such balloons launched at night carry tracking lights. Radar reports from the Van Wert area were checked and revealed nothing unusual. The correspondence confirms that the report was added to the ongoing study of aerial phenomena.